"American Ramadan" is a bold and exciting new look at the American Muslim experience, produced and masterfully captured by first time director Naeem Randhawa. "American Ramadan" explores and reveals the holiest of rituals, shared by the Abrahamic traditions, but practiced by more -- the act of Fasting for Faith. As diverse as the fabric of America, from the divorced Dad, the student coping with school, work and family life, the convert to Islam and his Indonesian wife, an interracial couple, and the wife of an incarcerated businessman -- the reality of life is vividly and emotionally witnessed on film.
Filmed on location in Dallas and Los Angeles, the feature length documentary follows the lives of five American Muslim families during the Month of Ramadan in 2005. Contrast to the media stereotypes of Muslims as sheltered and outcasts -- the film illustrates the everyday struggles, fears, hopes and challenges that everyone, Muslim or not, faces everyday. From the everyday busy lives of the families, the film follows the individuals as they strive to maintain their rhythm, and find time for worship and faith through the act of Fasting and prayer.
The intimate and personal stories of the five families are complemented with scholars from the three Abrahamic faiths. Rabbi Robert Haas from Temple Shalom, Dr. Robert Hunt, a Christian doctor and director of Global Theological Education at Southern Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology, Dr. Jamal Badawi who is the founder of the Islamic Information Foundation and a professor emeritus at St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dr. Muazzamul Sidiqque, ex-president of the largest Islamic organization in North America -- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and Dr. Mahmoud Khan, an internal medicine physician who has studied the medical process and benefits of fasting. All of these scholars bring to light the common thread of Fasting and spiritual yearning between Jews, Muslims, Christians, and other Faiths.
An introspective view of how Muslims in American cope with their religious and cultural traditions, while balancing the western way of life, "American Ramadan" is required viewing for anyone that is an observer of humanity. This documentary does more than build bridges; it exemplifies the plight of everyone who is seeking faith and a higher spiritual understanding.
The documentary has just wrapped up production, and is currently in post-production. It will be released for the upcoming Ramadan season, in September 2006. The producers are currently engaged in securing broadcast releases domestically and in the international market. **************************************** * Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. Islam is going to dominate many Places in USA and Europe in the next few years, and is now a fiery revival sweeping much of the planet from Africa to Asia to Latin America to Europe to USA.This phenomenal growth of Islam shows that islam is the Truth, and every one who can use his mind and search through the true Sources, must find the real Beauty of islam.
The number of Europeans, Americans, Latinos and Africans converting to Islam is growing rapidly.check it out !!
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Such as your country America who always ask about freedom of speech and human rights in our country . There is gonna be a time when china will embrace democracy but not today my friend . Chinese are still need to be ruled until they are ready to embrace democracy . PEACE AND WE MAY LIFE TOGETHER SIDE BY SIDE AND OF COURSE IN PEACE . I HOPE .
You cannot chew gum. you still fast during the ecplise, its not a matter of it being dark ot light, its about timing (i.e. time of sunrise to time of sunset). I hope this has helped. for other question, i cannot asnwer it well enough,hence u can ask someone more knowledgable and than can explain better then I.
I agree with the rabbi from this video - here in America, people, of other cultures and religions, can come together, talk, and live as people rather then as animals. I think if more people here in America learned about Islam and know what's really about, people would be less hostile towards Muslims.
Hi Simon, As buyakisa already answered you. The rules are quite simple. If you are fasting nothing is allowed to go inside your body from sun rise to sun set. This is the decision the person needs to make and he/she will need to stick to it. For your other questions. The prophet Muhammed P.B.U.H as clearly said to haste to wards breaking fast and to delay starting fast. He also said that you eat until you can make distinction between a black thread and a white one.
not allowed to chew gum or smoke not allowed to have anything un till the sun set simon i would like to answer your other questions but i didnt understand
1) You can chew gum as long as it doesn't have any flavour, flavourless gum
2) The correct way of measuring the sun is when it is seen on the plain land, there are actually two types of sunrise, the 2nd one if the most accurate one with regards to fasting.
3) not sure about the rulings (Fiqh) regarding a solar eclipse but my logic tells me that you wouldn't eat until the appointed time, eg. You would use the most recent iftar as a guideline for opening the fast.
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She looks like Eva Longoria
As buyakisa already answered you. The rules are quite simple. If you are fasting nothing is allowed to go inside your body from sun rise to sun set. This is the decision the person needs to make and he/she will need to stick to it. For your other questions. The prophet Muhammed P.B.U.H as clearly said to haste to wards breaking fast and to delay starting fast. He also said that you eat until you can make distinction between a black thread and a white one.
1) You can chew gum as long as it doesn't have any flavour, flavourless gum
2) The correct way of measuring the sun is when it is seen on the plain land, there are actually two types of sunrise, the 2nd one if the most accurate one with regards to fasting.
3) not sure about the rulings (Fiqh) regarding a solar eclipse but my logic tells me that you wouldn't eat until the appointed time, eg. You would use the most recent iftar as a guideline for opening the fast.
Hope this helped